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Law Bulletin - November 2007

Included in this Issue

Liability

House of Lords rejects pleural plaques claim
Force of pushing heavy loads on wheels – Court of Appeal and manual handling

Thompsons’ cases

Kicking down a stiff door: PUWER and causation
Trip on a very small defect : Workplace Regs
Using a hoist on your own

Practice and Procedure

Time limit on defective products
Solicitors negligence: claimant cannot sue for loss of chance where there is no chance
How is the Compensation Act working in restraining the claims cowboys?

Damages

First case on the new Ogden Tables?
Further Ogden Tables award in catastrophic Injuries case
Big award for rear end shunt
Does the claimant have to receive credit for a sum awarded under the Pneumoconiosis etc (Workers Compensation) Act?
Motorist can reclaim cost of hire car
Smith award in dermatitis case
Mitigation of loss
MOD increases compensation for military personnel
Client attacked by bouncer recovers damages